-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The Taliban is threatening to kidnap or assassinate Prince Harry while he’s in Afghanistan for a four-month combat tour: KABUL - The Afghan Taliban said on Monday they were doing everything in their power to try to kidnap or kill Britain's Prince Harry, who arrived in Afghanistan last week to fly attack helicopters. Queen Elizabeth's grandson is in Afghanistan on a four-month tour, based in Camp Bastion in the volatile Helmand province, where he will be on the front line in the NATO-led war against Taliban insurgents. "We are using all our strength to get rid of him, either by killing or kidnapping," Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, told Reuters by phone from an undisclosed location. "We have informed our commanders in Helmand to do whatever they can to eliminate him," Mujahid added, declining to go into detail on what he called the "Harry operations". NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was not worried about the Taliban threat against Prince Harry. "That's not a matter of concern," Rasmussen told a news conference in Brussels on Monday. "I mean, we do everything we can to protect all our troops deployed to Afghanistan whatever might be their personal background." Britain's Ministry of Defence declined to comment on Mujahid's statement. British authorities have given few details of Prince Harry's stint in Afghanistan for security reasons. The 27-year-old prince, who is third in line to the throne, took up his new role two weeks after being photographed frolicking naked in Las Vegas. Known in the military as Captain Wales, he first served in Afghanistan in 2008 as an on-the-ground air controller, but his tour was cut short when a news blackout designed to protect him while he was on the front line collapsed. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Afghan+Taliban+threaten+kidnap+kill+Prince+Harry/7219407/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLocke Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I hate the Taliban... Always stirring shtuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The Taliban. Why doesn't the US just wipe them out already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckerbird Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Harry's going to have to tough it out. He'd be labeled a coward if he went home because of this. On the other hand, wouldn't hurt to be labeled a warrior-prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If I was Prince Harry I'd be scared as frack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Harry's going to have to tough it out. He'd be labeled a coward if he went home because of this. On the other hand, wouldn't hurt to be labeled a warrior-prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mau5trap Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Come at him bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If anything this will jeopardize the lifes of other soilders who may be hurt/killed in the process or attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The Taliban. Why doesn't the US just wipe them out already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The Taliban is probably just doing this for kicks. * No, they won't kill him or try to kidnap him, just verbal threats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I don't see how they'll be able to capture him when he's in the air and the Taliban have no competent Anti-Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanj Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I don't see how they'll be able to capture him when he's in the air and the Taliban have no competent Anti-Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLindenIsGod Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The Afghans have plenty of experience with surface to air missiles, see - Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If anything this will jeopardize the lifes of other soilders who may be hurt/killed in the process or attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I hadn't considered that point as much, but to play Devil's Advocate, couldn't you say that a Harry-less regiment would have less patrols? I imagine that if there's a constant threat of attack because of Harry's involvement, security will be heightened and the chances of an ambush would be reduced? Spitballing. I have no military experience, so, just throwing out an honest hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Terrorists trying to stir up some terror. Doubt they have the capacity to find out where he is, get to him, and kill him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Well apparently they were competent enough to shoot down a helicopter carrying SEAL Team 6 members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If I was Prince Harry I'd be scared as frack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Harry wasn't scared of STDs in Vegas. Why would he be scared now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Please try to kidnap him while he's flying an Apache. Then I can watch some great flir action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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